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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
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Subject: Re: America's role in world hunger & red spread
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Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 10:24:45 EDT
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Todd Jones again (sigh) writes:> 
> However, It is clear that many citizens of these third
> world countries are turning to communism to address the
> problems that were created by multinational American
> "agribusiness" corporations acting with the cooperation
> of the leaders of these countries.
> 
> The push to modernize has resulted in many of these nations
> experiencing excruciating poverty, while over half of their
> foodcrops are being exported to the modernized countries.
> Surely this scenario must give third world citizens a dim
> view of capitalism and democracy. 
> 
OK, great, now we the bread basket are removing over half the food crop from 
already impoverished nations.  What are we doing with this food?  Storing it
with our already over abundant crop?  Our farmers must appreciate that.
If you are talking about a particular crop, sugar or coconuts for example, 
you might be right, but items such as these can hardly be considered as staples.
You're veritable verbiage is growing tiresome, if you've anything concrete
to conclude, do so with facts and figures.  

Above you mention the reason for poverty is modernization.  What do you mean by
such a statement?  Can you plow more acres with an ox than a tractor? Does the
use of fertilizers and crop rotation produce less harvest per acre? 

If I'm reading it properly, you conclude that:
American agribusiness is modernizing 3rd world countries which results in
reduced crop output, it then removes half this lesser crop, and cause further
poverty.  Agribusiness then further modernizes and .a...a...and..a..zzzzz snore.